Maricris Sioson - Japayuki
"Ang magaling umawit, napupunta sa langit. Ang magaling sumayaw, napupunta sa Japan."
Synopsis
The quest for truth about the plight of a Filipina entertainer who went to Japan for greener pastures and was brought back to Manila dead.
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